construct

Universal Words verb, noun verb [VN] 1 [oftenpassive] ~ sth (from / out of / of sth) to build or make sth such as a road, building or machine: When was the bridge constructed? * They constructed a shelter out of fallen branches. 2 to form sth by putting different things together: You must learn how to construct a logical argument. * to construct a theory / diagram / plan * a well-constructed novel 3 (geometry) to draw a line or shape according to the rules of mathematics: to construct a triangle noun (formal) 1 an idea or a belief that is based on various pieces of evidence which are not always true: a contrast between lived reality and the construct held in the mind 2 (linguistics) a group of words that form a phrase 3 a thing that is built or made